Thousands of people will take to Milwaukee's lakefront Saturday to raise money for breast cancer research during the Making Strides Walk. But one mother-daughter team will be particularly thankful to participate.

Jill Karas started raising money for the event about 10 years ago. Then a routine mammogram changed her motivation for walking.

"It became personal," she said. "I was one of the sisters now that was in the sisterhood of having breast cancer."

Then, she said, it became even more personal when her daughter, Gina, also received a diagnosis of cancer.

"I just had an itch on my right side," Gina said. "Closer to my armpit. I felt a lump."

Gina was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, and also learned she carries a gene that puts her at higher risk.

Both Gina and her mother will be walking in this weekend's event, raising money and awareness, hoping that fewer people will receive the news they both received.

The walk, presented by Kohl's, begins at Veterans Park. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the walk starting at 10 a.m. Funds raised support the American Cancer Society. For more information, visit www.MakingStridesWalk.org.